socialized medicine
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socialized medicine

noun

Definition of SOCIALIZED MEDICINE

: medical and hospital services for the members of a class or population administered by an organized group (as a state agency) and paid for from funds obtained usually by assessments, philanthropy, or taxation

First Known Use of SOCIALIZED MEDICINE

1937

socialized medicine

noun    (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of SOCIALIZED MEDICINE

: medical and hospital services for the members of a class or population administered by an organized group (as a state agency) and paid for from funds obtained usually by assessments, philanthropy, or taxation

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